Decatur Police: Man Stole Ambulance, Lead Police On Chase

(Decatur, IL) — Prosecutors are moving ahead with felony charges against a Decatur man who allegedly stole an ambulance and tried to outrun the police. Officers say the 46-year-old man had just left a local hospital Saturday night after being treated for a synthetic drug reaction, when he took the ambulance. Decatur Police say they chased the man about 22 blocks across town before he finally drove into a dead-end. The man is now facing theft and aggravated fleeing charges, he’s being held on 75 thousand-dollars bond in the Macon County jail.